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	<dwc:Kingdom>Animalia</dwc:Kingdom>
	<dwc:Phylum>Chordata</dwc:Phylum>
	<dwc:Class>Teleostei</dwc:Class>
	<dwc:Order>Syngnathiformes</dwc:Order>
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	<dwc:Genus>Hippichthys</dwc:Genus>
	<dwc:ScientificName>Hippichthys penicillus (Cantor, 1849)</dwc:ScientificName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Beady pipefish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Black-chinned pipefish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Gazelle pipefish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Mangrove pipefish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Steep-nosed pipefish</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fi'>Helmineula</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ja'>Ganten-ishi-yôji</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ml'>കോലാന്</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='th'>Chimfanchorakhe</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='th'>จิ้มฟันจระเข้</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>副海龍</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>副海龙</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>珠海龍</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>珠海龙</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>笔状多环海龙</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>筆狀多環海龍</commonName>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Corythroichthys quinquarius Snyder, 1911</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Hippichthys gazella Whitley, 1947</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Hippicthys penicillus (Cantor, 1849)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Parasyngnathus argyrostictus (Kaup, 1856)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Syngnathus altirostris Ogilby, 1890</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Syngnathus argyrostictus Kaup, 1856</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Syngnathus biserialis Kaup, 1856</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Syngnathus penicillus Cantor, 1849</synonym>
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